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Anger as Poison, Us as Drinkers by theGirlwiththebrokenSmile
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Jun 2026
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"Before she can think it through, she has already stopped the wheels of Will’s left roller skate and he jerks to a sudden halt. He loses his balance and she watches him fall."
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El watches the princess treatment Mike gives Will and the attention he bestows upon him and something ugly rears its head inside her
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05 Apr 2026
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"But he didn't act like this last time when..." Max's voice trailed off. Even she couldn't say it out loud.
Last time when El disappeared. Last time when El sacrificed herself. Last time when El died right in front of them.
"Last time was different," Lucas cut in.
"Yeah," Will nodded thoughtfully, "We were younger. And they weren't dating yet, of course Mike reacted differently."
"No," Lucas snorted, "that's not it. He was just... kind of busy."
"With what?"
"You."
Or: After the final battle, Mike starts acting strange and stops being a proper alpha of their small but fucked-up pack, so the Party decides to push him where his instincts have always been sharpest — taking care of Will.
Or: Will is the first male omega in Hawkins in 20 years, and despite the Upside Down and all the horrors now finally over, he can't find HIS place in this new world where he's kinda taken El's place.
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10 Mar 2026
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It's summer in Hawkins. It has been a year since the possession, and Will Byers is doing his best to navigate through change. While everyone else seems busy falling in love, he forces a smile, desperately trying to be normal. He tries to keep up with his friends, holding onto the childhood they seem eager to leave behind. He swallows his frustrations, hiding the fear that never really left. His walls crumbling, and as he desperately tries to keep them standing, the Mind Flayer returns.
But despite everything, a boy—confident, athletic, and surprisingly nerdy—suddenly comes into his life. Chance Lawson inadvertently becomes Will’s friend, joining the Party (?), changing the course of his fate. He carries an easy confidence, but beneath it lies a cautious, sympathetic heart that understands Will’s silence. He steps in with a gentle warmth that feels completely new, proving to Will that he doesn't have to carry the weight of the world on his own.
Then, maybe Will’s summer wouldn’t be as awful as it could’ve been.
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02 Mar 2026
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For a long moment, it's quiet. Dustin's chest is heaving with the force of his words, and Will is… standing there, looking shell-shocked, with that barely disguised look of hurt that Dustin once swore he would never, ever inflict upon him.
"...so you think this is my fault?" When Will does speak, it's quiet, the words barely a whisper. Dustin's heart aches at the sound, but not enough to tamper the seeds of anger still sprouting in his chest.
"Think?" Dustin laughs mirthlessly. "Isn't it obvious? Somehow, for some reason, you're the root of everything we've been through. We've all thought it, we all know it, but nobody's been heartless enough to bring it up with you because they're all too busy coddling you instead. Tough luck, Byers, spending all this time being worried about me when you could've been taking some fucking responsibility and actually helping us put a stop to what you started."
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or: seven months after the end of the world, dustin and will end up on a patrol that takes a turn for the worse. trapped together in the upside down, dustin is forced to confront his feelings-about eddie, about el, and about will himself. not canon compliant, theoretical s5.
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02 Mar 2026